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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Steel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Steel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Steel gets a takedown into half guard.
Steel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Steel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel throwing shots but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Steel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Daniels!
Daniels is trying desperately to improve position.
Steel cracks Daniels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Steel working Daniels over with strikes here.
Steel landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel cracks Daniels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Steel looking to finish Daniels with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daniels!
Steel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Steel goes for an armbar but Daniels turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Daniels.
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daniels tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Steel has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Steel punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to get to half guard.
Steel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Steel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Daniels?
Steel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steel lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Steel looking to finish Daniels with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daniels!
Daniels is trying desperately to improve position.
Steel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daniels can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steel dominating with strikes here.
Daniels taking shots to the head.
Steel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Steel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Daniels can't escape the position.
Daniels taking shots to the head.
Steel with good strikes from the mount here!
Steel landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel raining down shots from the mount!
Daniels is looking to improve his position but Steel isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Daniels wants to control but Steel is having none of it.
Steel scoring with strikes but Daniels is staying in there.
Steel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daniels hang on?
Daniels takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Steel landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Steel.
Steel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Steel wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Steel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steel scores with a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Steel throws and elbow that misses. Daniels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steel's guard. Nice move by Daniels!
Steel keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Steel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steel is pulling down on Daniels's head to control his posture.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniels's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel working some strikes from top position.
Steel throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Steel is aware though and is defending well.
Steel preventing the sweep.
Steel lands a couple of digs.
Steel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Steel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Steel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Steel drops back looking for a leg! Daniels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daniels manages to kick Steel off! Steel jumps back into Daniels's guard.
Daniels is trying to keep Steel in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steel is working Daniels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steel wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Steel lands a couple of digs.
Steel scoring with some ground and pound.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Steel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Steel with a nice head shot there.
Steel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steel chips away with some ground and pound.
Steel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Daniels has momentary wrist control but Steel slips an elbow through the middle.
Steel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Daniels's head.
Steel preventing the sweep.
Bruce Steel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steel lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Steel wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels controls Steel momentarily but Steel frees himself.
Daniels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steel.
Steel working some strikes from top position.
Steel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Daniels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Steel trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Steel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Daniels!
Steel unloading with bombs!
Steel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daniels is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steel unloading with bombs!
Steel lands with some strikes.
Steel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Steel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Steel with good strikes from the mount here!
Steel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel cracks Daniels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels is in all sorts of trouble here.
Daniels is working hard here to advance position.
Steel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daniels hang on?
Steel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Steel is landing with some decent strikes but Daniels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Steel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Steel dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daniels's face.
A nice elbow there by Steel.
Daniels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daniels in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Daniels throwing hammer fists to the chest of Steel. What's that going to do exactly?
Daniels is looking to get to half guard.
Steel lands a big elbow.
Steel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Daniels is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel breaks from Daniels's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Steel working the ground and pound effectively.
Steel cracks Daniels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Steel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but Steel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steel breaks from Daniels's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Daniels tries to reverse the position but Steel maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steel working Daniels over with strikes here.
Steel with shots to the head and body - Daniels looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steel looking to control but Daniels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steel with shots to the head and body - Daniels looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Daniels taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Daniels that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Craig Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bruce Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Steel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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